dr_spock

I don't have problems on my iPad. I think it is a cookie that keeps track of the stayed sign in. Do you clear your cookies or surf privately?

Carrie Fisher

Where's the earth shattering KaBoom? Day 277 of 365: Death Star Grenades by dr_spock_888, on Flickr

Some fun with brick separators Death Star Grenades This was inspired by vitreolum's spray bottle. Brick Separator Death Star Grenades by dr_spock_888, on Flickr Chinese Martial Art Tiger Claws Brick Separator Tiger Claws by dr_spock_888, on Flickr Star Trek Mitten Phaser Brick Separator Phaser by dr_spock_888, on Flickr Ready to go on the Away Team. Brick Separator Weapons by dr_spock_888, on Flickr

Welcome aboard, Barc.

You would most likely have to declare the money earned as personal income to your country's government tax authority and pay any taxes owing on it.

Hot Wheels World Race.

Inspector

Day 274 of 365: Got the Munchies by dr_spock_888, on Flickr

I think you can also use NXT with the NXT IRLink Sensor. Arduino with an IR LED is probably the cheapest of the bunch to implement.

I cloned the PF Train Speed Control functions in Roboremo on my Android phone. The sliders emulate the knobs on the train controler. It has 7 forward and 7 reverse plus stop if you get the slider in the middle. I also have stop buttons for the blue and red channels on the user interface. I find stop buttons useful the way I drive a train. Here is controling the servo motor in the Volvo loader for proportional steering. The phone talks via bluetooth to the Arduino. The Arduino then sends the correct LEGO IR command to the IR receiver in the Technic model. I tested it outside at a picnic the other weekend but I didn't record it. Thanks. Sbrick is too pricey to equipe every train and I want to be able to run any PF train sets or MOCs people may bring to our LUG events. PF IR is the easy way to go. My next step is making signal towers or windmills or cell towers to hide IR LEDs in strategic locations to control the PF trains. Being outside picnics I pretty much have to beam down to the IR receiver. I'm thinking of letting kids drive the trains with the PF train controler (or some simple control connected to an Arduino) and have the Arduino be the positive train control to emergency brake if they run a red signal or exceed the speed limit. We find that young kids like things that move and hands-on

I think given that the bottom half of HE nose has an inverse slope may also help with the up up and away. Or to inifinity and beyond.

Are you looking for proportional steering control? Use the IR speed control commands to set to one of 7 steering angles right and one of 7 left plus return to center?

sang

I programmed my Arduino to work as a train remote using the Lego IR protocols.

Oh the humanity. Those poor cows. It might be easier to do with PF trains as they all have self-contained power supplies. Set them to the same channel and let them go.

Ummm, Anakin, that's not Dooku. Day 275 of 365: Death of Count Dooku by dr_spock_888, on Flickr

Welcome back, Dan.

Thank you. There is something nostalgic about 4 wide cars. Thank you. I hope you get a chance to make yours. Thank you. I like the old Mad Max movies.

Presenting my SHIP for SHIPtember 2015 Warning: Contains adult innuendos like Mel Brook's Space Balls. Viewer discretion is advised. SHIPtember 2015 HMS Penetrator by dr_spock_888, on Flickr SHIP name: HMS Penetrator Final SHIP length: 100 studs HMS Penetrator is the first of the Dick class of "stick it into the enemy" ships. It is designed to penetrate the hull of capital ships and inject an elite force of sea men deep inside the enemy vessel. Once inside, they will wreck havoc and seize the vessel. The hull is cladded with a superstrong slippery smooth tile material for ease of entry. The dual head drill units are low maintainence and self-lubricating. They are able to screw over the hardest of capital ships. The SHIP is built mostly out of cups of Pick A Brick wall pieces: 1x8 tiles, 2x4 brackets, 1x4 plates, 1x2 plates. It has a Power Functions M-motor that drives the drill heads plus Power Function LED lights. Motors and LEDs are connected to a PF IR Reciever. Drill speed and light intensity can be controlled by a PF IR Train/Speed remote. Video of the heads in action: This is my most stiff SHIP to date. It doesn't droop like my previous SHIPs. I swooshed it with the battery box banging around inside and it stayed intact. The evil Galatic Empire borrowed it for testing before signing a letter of intent. Day 272 of 365: Hull Breached by dr_spock_888, on Flickr It was a good SHIPtember month. I learned to use the Path Tool and replace background in GIMP and make a stronger internal frame.

It takes two hands to swoosh the UCS ISD. You can't swoosh it hard since the panels are held on by magnets to the internal frame.

Magician if you worked on the software than ran the VW TDi engine that magically pass emission testing.

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It might have been this set http://brickset.com/sets/6374-1/Holiday-Home or this set http://brickset.com/sets/6694-1/Car-with-Camper